For My Mama and Anyone Who Looks Like Her
McKinley Dixon
2021
For My Mama and Anyone Who Looks Like Her by McKinley Dixon challenges Black people to revisit more than one timeline and question everything they’ve been taught about processing grief in order to rebuild their present and future selves.
There’s no definitive end to the darkness and trauma of the past, but this album is a stepping stone in Dixon’s pursuit of moving forward, and being a voice for Black people still learning how to advocate for themselves. “People that look like my mama can be Black women, Black trans people, Black queer folks, my Mom is this very universal thing in that regard.”
“The best way to sum up this album is: I was sad, I was mad, and now I’m alive,” Dixon explains. “These things I talk about on the record have had harmful and brilliant effects on my timeline, and have forced me to be cognizant of the fact that living is complex. Rap has allowed me the language to communicate, and be someone who can communicate with people from all over. Knowing how far I’ve come, I think people will find trust in the message I’m sending.” – McKinley Dixon
Stand-Out Tracks
Mama’s Home
Bless the Child
make a poet Black
